Nakhchivan ASSR
Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
The
Nakhichevan ASSR (
Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; ; was an
autonomous republic within the
Azerbaijan SSR, itself a
republic within the
Soviet Union. It was formed on 16 March 1921 and became a part of the Azerbaijan SSR proper on 9 February 1924.